Data You Give Us Directly
Search Queries
A name or place entered in a search tool is sent directly to the outside provider operating that feature. The provider processes the query and supplies its results. We do not keep or record those search terms on our systems.
Messages and Contact Submissions
We retain an email sent to us long enough to review it and respond. It is not disclosed outside our organization unless we are legally required to do so.
Data We Gather Automatically
When a visitor loads a page, ordinary server and analytics systems may collect technical details about that session:
- Page-view dates, times, and duration
- Device type and operating system
- Browser name and version
- Internet Protocol address assigned to the device
- Pages viewed during the visit
- A referring website, when one is supplied
Cookies and Analytics
Cookies are small files placed on a device. They help analytics services combine traffic patterns, such as which pages are used most and where a visit ends. A browser can block cookies, although disabling them may change how some site features behave.
What We Do With This Data
- Diagnosing errors and other technical problems
- Operating the site and maintaining reasonable performance
- Directing a search request to the selected outside provider
- Measuring which information visitors use
- Displaying advertising that may reflect visitor interests
No Criminal-Record Data on File
We do not maintain, assemble, or sell a database of personal criminal records. The published material explains how to reach official Chippewa County and Wisconsin sources, including the Sheriff, circuit court, Wisconsin DOJ Crime Information Bureau, and WI STAYS SAFE registry. We are not a consumer reporting agency under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. Visitor information is not compiled into a consumer report or a dossier about another person.
Third-Party Search Partners
Outside companies operate the search boxes. Information submitted in a tool is subject to that provider's privacy policy, retention period, and disclosure practices. We do not control those terms. Read the provider's policy before sending a query.
Links to Other Websites
Links may lead to the Chippewa County government, WCCA, Wisconsin DOJ, legal resources, or outside tools. Once a visitor leaves our pages, the destination's policy governs. Review it before providing personal information.
Some advertising providers may use their own systems to track activity across websites for interest-based ads.
Who Might See Your Data
Personal information is not sold. It may be available to limited categories of recipients when needed:
- Advertising networks that supply page advertisements
- Analytics vendors measuring traffic and performance
- Outside search providers processing a query submitted to them
- Government or law-enforcement bodies acting under a valid legal demand
How We Protect Your Data
Reasonable, standard safeguards are used for data under our control. No internet service can guarantee perfect security, however, so we cannot promise that unauthorized access will never occur.
Users Under 18
This resource is intended for adults, and we do not knowingly collect personal information from a person under 18. If such information is identified, a request may be made for its deletion.
Your Data Rights
Rights depend on the law that applies to a visitor. Wisconsin Public Records Law, Wis. Stat. §§ 19.31-19.39, governs access to records held by public authorities, while Wis. Stat. §§ 165.83-165.84 govern state criminal-identification functions and certain arrest-information procedures. Those laws do not turn this private site into a public records custodian. You may still ask us to:
- Provide a copy of personal information we hold about you
- Correct personal information that is inaccurate
- Delete personal information when the applicable law allows
- Honor an available opt-out from covered processing
Updates to This Policy
This privacy policy may be revised. A new version will be posted here with its current effective date, so visitors should review it from time to time.
Effective date: August 11, 2026